Lustrings Act 1697

X. Before Claim to Goods seized entered,; Security to be given for Payment of Penalties and Costs; and on Default Goods adjudged to be forfeited.

And for the avoiding of Fraud and Delay in prosecuting to Condemnation such Silks seized as aforesaid by entring vexatious Claims thereto Be it further enacted That before any Person or Persons shall be admitted to enter a Claim to any of the said Silks he she or they shall be obliged to give good and sufficient Security by Recognizance to be entred into before one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer or some Judge of the Court where such Claim shall be entred to answer and pay the Penalties and Forfeitures incurred by virtue of this Act with full Costs of Suit upon a Tryal or other Determination in Law a Virdict shal pass or Judgement shall be entred for the Plaintiff And in case default shall be made in giving such Security within the time limitted by the Rules of the Court for entring Claims then the said Goods shall be adjudged forfeited and Judgment entred accordingly.